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Chapter 3
Cooking for One Recipes (one-dish meals)

NOTES FOR SPECIAL DIETS NUTRITION / PREPARATION TIPS
• Diabetic Diet: Exclude 1. Skip blanching the broccoli, if
thickener from the recipe. crispy texture is preferred.
Exchange 2½ servings of
carbohydrates for each 2. Put steamed pumpkin into a zip
lock bag and mash it with hands.
serving of this dish.
• Low-Salt Diet: Reduce
the amount of salt in the
ingredient list to ⅛ tsp.
• Low-Fat / Low-Cholesterol
Diet: Reduce the amount of
vegetable oil used to ½ tsp.
• Low-Purine Diet: Exclude this
dish from the menu or reduce
the portion size, depending
on individual conditions.

EACH SERVING PROVIDES:

Meat, fish,
egg & alternatives:
2¼ taels (~90g)
Vegetables:
2½ servings

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